Ilaris was linked to other effects that the reviewer wrote could have "a negative impact in gout patients," including a decline in kidney function and an elevated level of fats, called triglycerides, in the blood.

The constellation of components of metabolic syndrome include waist circumference over 40 inches in men and 35 inches in women, abnormally high blood pressure and blood sugar, very low levels of HDL or good cholesterol and high levels of blood fats called triglycerides.

While going for a walk after eating might help digestion, for example, recent studies suggest that exercising 12 or more hours before the meal can prevent one of the most damaging effects—a post-meal spike in a type of fat called triglycerides.

Amarin Corp. shares soared Monday after the biopharmaceutical company said tests showed its lead product candidate was effective in treating high levels of blood fats called triglycerides and reducing "bad cholesterol."

The same study also found that the drug Tricor, marketed by Abbott Laboratories, failed to prevent such events even though it lowered levels of blood fats called triglycerides that are associated with high diabetes risk.

Children with high levels of four markers — total cholesterol; levels of blood fats called triglycerides; a measure of body size called body mass index, or BMI; and systolic blood pressure — were considered most at risk.